Second Circle returns with the follow up to Giuseppe Leonardi%u2019s 2018 debut record %u2018TBC%u2019, with another singular EP from the young Austrian musician, titled %u2019MenteMente%u2019. Recorded this year in Vienna, during the lockdown of the city, the title %u2018MenteMente%u2019 was derived from the Spanish word %u2018Mente%u2019 (meaning %u2018Mind%u2019) and refers to a meditative state developed during times of crisis, and the evolution this has brought to Giuseppe%u2019s own musical process over the past months.



Reflecting an evolution in his musical output, the six tracks on %u2018MenteMente%u2019 incorporate a diverse mix of sounds and influences. The EP also includes collaborations with vocalist Fresh Princess, a young experimental dancer and vocalist from Ghana now based in Vienna. As well as spoken word from Georgian Art Theorist Lana Girkelidze who reads her favourite passages from Georgian poet Galaktion Tabidze%u2019s poem %u2018Qari qris%u2019 - %u10D2%u10D0%u10DA%u10D0%u10D9%u10E2%u10D8%u10DD%u10DC %u10E2%u10D0%u10D1%u10D8%u10EB%u10D4-%u10E5%u10D0%u10E0%u10D8 %u10E5%u10E0%u10D8%u10E1.



%u2018MenteMente%u2019 will be accompanied by a series of digital visuals made by Carolina Rivera Arboleda, artist and student at the Vienna University of Applied Arts and a stop motion video installation by renowned Viennese street artist Olivier Hölzl.